Display Placeholders For Rich Media Content
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1. A method of displaying data on a display screen of a wireless communications device, the method performed by a display content controller and comprising:
- in response to signals representing a request received from a wireless device for access to data representing display content, said display content comprising relatively rich and relatively non-rich media content, reviewing the requested data to determine an intended relative size and display location of at least one portion of the data which represents relatively rich media content;
identifying in memory accessible by the display content controller substitute placeholder data, said substitute placeholder data representing display content that is relatively less rich than the rich media content; and
providing to the wireless device a substitute display content data set, the substitute display content data set configured to enable the wireless device to display the non-rich media content and the substitute placeholder data on at least one display screen, with the substitute placeholder data displayed in the intended relative size and location of the rich media content.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, devices, and programming structures for providing temporary substitute placeholder content for rich media content in data sets downloaded to wireless communications devices. The substitute placeholder content may be logically related to the rich content for which it substitutes, and may be displayed in the same relative size and location as the rich content ultimately to be displayed.
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1. A method of displaying data on a display screen of a wireless communications device, the method performed by a display content controller and comprising:
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in response to signals representing a request received from a wireless device for access to data representing display content, said display content comprising relatively rich and relatively non-rich media content, reviewing the requested data to determine an intended relative size and display location of at least one portion of the data which represents relatively rich media content; identifying in memory accessible by the display content controller substitute placeholder data, said substitute placeholder data representing display content that is relatively less rich than the rich media content; and providing to the wireless device a substitute display content data set, the substitute display content data set configured to enable the wireless device to display the non-rich media content and the substitute placeholder data on at least one display screen, with the substitute placeholder data displayed in the intended relative size and location of the rich media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of displaying data on a display screen of a wireless communications device, the method performed by a processor of the wireless communications device and comprising:
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upon receipt from a content controller of data signals responsive to a request from the wireless communications device for display content comprising relatively rich and relatively non-rich media content, reviewing the received data signals to determine an intended relative size and display location of at least one portion of the display content which represents relatively rich media content; identifying, in memory accessible by the processor, substitute placeholder data, said substitute placeholder data representing display content that is relatively less rich than the rich media content; and causing a display of the wireless communications device to display a substitute display content data set, the substitute display content data set configured to enable the wireless device to display the non-rich media content and the substitute placeholder data on at least one display screen, with the substitute placeholder data displayed in the intended relative size and location of the rich media content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display content controller configured to provide data representing content to be displayed on a wireless handheld communications device by:
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in response to signals representing a request received from a wireless communications device for access to data representing display content, said display content comprising rich and non-rich media content, reviewing the requested data to determine an intended relative size and location of at least one portion of the data which represents rich media content; identifying in memory accessible by the display content controller substitute placeholder data, the substitute placeholder data representing display content that is relatively less rich than the rich media content; and providing to the wireless device a substitute display content data set, the substitute display content data set configured to enable the wireless handheld device to display the non-rich media content and the substitute placeholder data on a display screen, with the substitute placeholder data displayed in the intended relative size and location of the rich media content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless communications device configured to display mixed-media content by:
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providing for a display content controller command signals representing a request for display of mixed media content; receiving in response to the request for display of mixed media content a placeholder data set comprising non-rich media content; displaying content represented by the placeholder data set; receiving a data set representing rich content not included in the placeholder data set; and displaying the rich content on the display in the same size and relative location as previously-displayed non-rich content received with the placeholder data set. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A wireless communications device configured to display mixed-media content by:
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receiving in response to a request for display of mixed media content a signal useful for identifying a non-rich placeholder data set; displaying content represented by the placeholder data set; receiving a data set representing rich content not included in the placeholder data set; and displaying the rich content on the display in the same size and relative location as previously-displayed non-rich content received with the placeholder data set.
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